Wales has increased the cervical screening interval for women aged 25-49 from 3 to 5 years
The cervical screening programme in Wales introduced a change on New Year’s Day 2022. I don’t think it was thought to be controversial, but it […]
Articles by Peter Sasieni
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
So said Winston Churchill in November 1942. He was of course talking about the Second World War. Today I am thinking about cancer. The launch […]
Obituary: Dr Morris Greenberg
Names not numbers Morris Greenberg was once one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Factories. In that role, he worked tirelessly for the health and safety […]
In memory of Louise Cadman
This is not a formal obituary, just a few reflections on an outstanding research nurse, loyal colleague and compassionate person who sadly died from melanoma […]
Breast screening for women in their 40s – what are we waiting for?
A friend of mine in her late 40s has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, she spotted it early and it sounds as if […]
Statistical modelling of tumour growth and spread
This posting is an abbreviated version of a lecture given by Peter Sasieni at the Karolinska Institute on the occasion of the PhD thesis defence […]
Artificial Intelligence in breast cancer screening – part 4: personalising screening
In the final of our posts regarding the recent major international evaluation of AI in breast cancer screening, we consider how AI could be used […]
Artificial Intelligence in breast cancer screening – part 3: implications for the UK
In the third of our posts regarding the recent major international evaluation of AI in breast cancer screening, we consider what might be the implications […]
Artificial Intelligence in breast cancer screening – part 2: international differences
Previously we reported on a major study evaluating AI as a tool to identify breast cancer on mammography. The results were impressive. In the UK, […]
Artificial Intelligence in breast cancer screening – part 1: are computers developing 20/20 vision?
Despite many technological advances in mammographic imaging over the last century, breast cancer screening is largely the same as it was when first studied 60 […]
The Mysterious Case of an American Epidemic of Vaping-Related Lung Injuries
Deep down every epidemiologist imagines themselves as Sherlock Holmes: equipped with little more than a magnifying glass and a good brain, they dream of becoming […]